Probably Novel – APPM's STEM Radio Show & Podcast

Probably Novel is a student-run radio show and podcast hosted by the Department of Applied Mathematics (APPM) at the University of ColoradoÌýBoulder (ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·).

The show - which is now on its thirdÌýseason - showcases science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) related research done by students, undergraduates and graduates alike. Occasionally, it also interviews alumni, faculty, and researchers associated with the University.

Podcasts airÌýlive at Radio 1190 on Mondays from 7-8 PM MTN, and you can find older podcasts below or in our archive - see links on the right!

For the most up-to-date informationÌýand show reminders, like and followÌýthe ÌýÌý .

And to volunteer to be a guest in the show, or ask questionsÌýto ourÌýguests during the live shows, send us an e-mail atÌýprobablynovel@gmail.comÌý!


Next Live Podcast - Episode 66

Dear Listeners - thank you for joining us on the radio during this 3rd Season of Probably Novel. Unfortunately, due to the COVID-19 outbreak, and for the safety of our guests and team, we have decided to suspend the podcast for the rest of this season.
If you miss us, or would like to listen to past shows, please check our recorded shows below, or in our repository.
Take care, and please watch your hands regularly with soap and warm water for at least 20 seconds - it now depends on each of us that this crisis does not keep escalating!
The Probably Novel Crew

Season 3

Season 3 of Probably Novel was hosted by Spas Angelov, Maria Marquez, andÌýPerrin Ruth, and produced by Prof. Manuel Lladser.

Season 3Ìý- Episode 18:ÌýAntibiotical Resistance
Guest:ÌýDana Stamo,ÌýCHBE,ÌýÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: March 9,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 17:ÌýMachine Learning and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)
Guest:ÌýNicholas Cordaro, CHEM (Biochemistry) & CSCI, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: March 2,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 16:ÌýStiffness versusÌýGeneration of Skeletal Muscle
Guest: Jason Silver, CHBE, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 24,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 15:ÌýEconomic Models in Networks
Guest: Gabriel Andrade, CSCI, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 17,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 14:ÌýSmart and Shape-adaptive MaterialsÌýApplications
Guest:ÌýAndres Villada, MCEN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 10,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 13:ÌýContagion on Complex Networks
Guest:ÌýNicholas Landry, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 3,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 12:ÌýAntarctic Marine Protected Areas
Guest:ÌýCassandra Brooks, ENVS, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: January 27,Ìý2020

Season 3Ìý- Episode 11:ÌýAntibiotics, ElectricalÌýSignals, & Escherichia coli
Guest:ÌýGiancarlo Noe Bruni, MCDB,ÌýÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: December 2,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 10:ÌýWildflowers Growth and Population Models
Guest:ÌýScott Nordstrom, EBIO/IQ Biology, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: November 18,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 9:ÌýSeismic Performance Prediction
Guest:ÌýPolly Murray,Ìý SESM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: November 11,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 8:ÌýFast & Accurate Scientific Computing
Guest:ÌýYabin Zhang,Ìý APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: November 4,Ìý2019


Season 3Ìý- Episode 7:ÌýEquilibrium in chemical reaction networks
Guest:ÌýJoy Mueller, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: October 21,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 6:ÌýSolar Power Forecasting
Guest: Katherine Doubleday, ECEE, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: October 14,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 5:ÌýFormal Methods and Artificial Intelligence
Guest:ÌýAshutosh Trivedi, CSCI, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: October 07,Ìý2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 4:ÌýThe curse of dimensionality in quantum many-body systems
Guest:ÌýKristopher Tucker, APPM/PHYS, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: September 30, 2019


Season 3Ìý- Episode 3: Optimal control of stochastic utilities
Guest:ÌýJoshua Aurand, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: September 23, 2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 2: Tensors, big data, and randomized algorithms
Guest:ÌýOsman Malik, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: September 16, 2019

Season 3Ìý- Episode 1:ÌýLet's talk about honeybees!
Guest:ÌýSubekshya Bidari, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: September 09, 2019


The Second Season was hosted by Grant Baker, Matthew Maierhofer, Joe Castagneri, andÌýJosh Jacobson, and produced by Prof. Manuel Lladser.


Season 2Ìý- Episode 23:ÌýSeason 2 goobye show!
Guests: Grant Baker, Matthew Maierhofer, andÌýJosh Jacobson
Aired: MayÌý05, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 22:ÌýMicrotextured polymers and their applications for medical devices
Guest: Emily Zuetell, MCEN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: April 28, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 21:ÌýEnsemble Forecast Verification​
Guest: Josh Jacobson, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·ing Host:ÌýKelsey Pool, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: April 21, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 20: H-indices in Random Citation Networks
Guest: Tyler Schuessler, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: April 14, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 19: Envionmental Design and Justice in Puerto Rico
Guest: Becca Randolph, ENVD, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: April 7, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 18:ÌýRecurrent Neural Networks for Predicting Events​
Guest: Matthew Maierhofer, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: March 31, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 17:ÌýStatistical Orbit Determination: Following Spacecraft Around Asteroids
Guest: Andrew French, ASEN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: March 17, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 16:ÌýAdvanced Technologies for Human Space Exploration
Guest: Michelle Lin, ASEN & APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: March 10, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 15:ÌýMachine-learned explanations in toxicology
Guest: Ignacio Tripodi, CSCI & IQ Biology, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·/Denver
Aired: MarchÌý03, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 14:The Emerging Field of Sports Analytics​
Guest: Scott Baker, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 24, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 13:Snowfall on Antarctic Glaciers​
Guest: Michelle Maclennan, ATOC & APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 17, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 12:Data Science at Earth Lab
Guest: Ellen Considine, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: February 10, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 11:Network Science and Power Laws
Guest: Anna Broido, CSCI,ÌýIQ Biology & APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired: January 27, 2019



Season 2Ìý- Episode 10:ÌýMathematics, Physics, andÌýPhilosophy
Guest: Joe Castagneri, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýDecember 9, 2018
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Season 2Ìý- Episode 9: Bioinformatics and Gene Sequencing
Guest:ÌýCaitlin Poling, EBIO, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýDecember 2, 2018
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Season 2Ìý- Episode 8:ÌýMetric Dimension and Hamming Graphs
Guest:ÌýLucas Laird, CSCI & APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýNovember 25, 2018
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Season 2 - Episode 7:Philosophy of Statistics
Guest: Julia Staffel, PHIL, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýNovember 11, 2018
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Season 2 - Episode 6:ÌýCybersecurity
Guest:ÌýWilliam Shand, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýNovember 4, 2018



Season 2 - Episode 5:ÌýMutated Melanoma Cancer Cells
Guest:ÌýNikki Jacobsen, CHEM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýOctoberÌý28, 2018
Ìý Unavailable ÌýÌý


Season 2 - Episode 4: The International Mathematical Contest in Modeling
Guest:ÌýMarc Thomson, APPM, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýOctoberÌý21, 2018
Ìý Unavailable


Season 2 - Episode 3:ÌýTheory of Ultrafast Processes in Atoms​
Guest:ÌýAndres Mora, PHYS, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýOctober 14, 2018
Ìý Unavailable


Season 2 - Episode 2:ÌýThe Cooperative Human-Robot Intelligence Lab
Guest:ÌýIan Loefgren, ASEN, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýOctober 07, 2018
Ìý Unavailable


Season 2 - Episode 1:ÌýMagnetic Resonance Force Microscopy
Guest:ÌýDylan McNally, PHYS, ÍÃ×ÓÏÈÉú´«Ã½ÎÄ»¯×÷Æ·
Aired:ÌýSeptember 30, 2018


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